Section 7, The National Minerals Agency Act, 2012

(1) The Board shall hold its first meeting on a date and ata time to be determined by the Minister, after consultation with the Board; and after that, the Board shall meet for the dispatch of business at least once every three months. (2) The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board and in his absence the members present shall elect one of their number to preside. (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be five. (4) The Chairman shall, at the request of a minimum of four other members of the Board convene an extraordinary meeting of the Board at the place and time determined by the Chairman. (5) Decisions of the Board shall be made by a majority of the votes of the members present and where the votes are equal, the Chairman or other member presiding shall have a casting vote. (6) Any proposal circulated among all members of the Board and agreed to, in writing, by five members shall be of the same force and effect as a decision made at a duly constituted meeting of the Board and be incorporated in the minutes of the next meeting of the Board: Provided that if a member of the Board requires that the proposal be placed before the meeting of the Board, this subsection shall not apply to the proposal. (7) The Board may co-opt any person to attend and participate in its deliberation on any matter but such person shall not vote on any matter for decision by the Board. (8) The Board shall cause minutes of all its meetings to be taken and signed by the Chairman and kept in proper form as a public document. (9) Subject to this Act, the Board shall regulate the procedure at its meetings.